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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
SUPER REGIONAL STRATEGY TEAM - CONVERSATIONS
Central Florida | Polk County | Tampa Bay
Patience vs. Results
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Contact as many SRST members as possible to discuss key issues, progress, and opportunities
“How are we doing?”
Team Assignment to Fairfield Index:
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Open-ended questions when possible Seek out shared ideas and concerns Capture individual concerns, too Keep survey guide to 30 to 40 minutes
(averaged about 25) Allow for confidential statements
Approach to Conversations:
Thanks!
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Preamble
1. Why have you decided to engage in the SRST?
2. Is this the message you provide others when/if asked?
3. Do you think your colleagues would make similar statements?
4. Where would you expect this team to be in two years?
5. What progress MUST the Team make over two years?
6. A. Are you utilizing the Session Notes?B. Are they meeting your needs?
Survey Guide:
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
7. What are the roles of the Central Florida Partnership and the Tampa Bay Partnership as conveners of this Team?
8. Has the Team effectively dealt with the challenges of protocol, membership, and management thus far?
9. At the last meeting, it was determined that review of transportation agendas and priorities from the Central Florida Partnership, the Tampa Bay Partnership, and Polk should be completed IF someone would provide a draft view of primary overlaps.A. What do you hope to get out of this discussion?B. How should the Team use this opportunity?C. How should this information be set out in the meeting?
Survey Guide: (continued)
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
10. The Central Florida Partnership has a very specific tactical plan for commuter rail under development. Is that something you would want to hear about on September 15?A. Should the SRST begin crafting a tactical plan for commuter rail as well? Are we ready for that?
11. What counsel do you provide the executives and volunteer leaders of task forces, projects, chambers, and other entities regarding HOW this Team’s work is used?
12. Have you taken a look at the Team resources now posted on the web?A. Do you have any counsel on managing these web resources?
Survey Guide: (continued)
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
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13. Do you need any information on the next meeting?14. Re-cycle/Option
Survey Guide: (continued)
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
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RESPONSES
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
“I believe in the concept” – “It’s the right thing to do” – “It’s a no-brainer”
“It is a natural” “If I were not included, I’d be disappointed” “It is essential and necessary to our success” “I was asked”
Why have we engaged?
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Why have we engaged? (continued)
Helps on the Local/County Front
Super Regional Agenda and Clout
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
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YES.
Faithful to the message?
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Expectations: 2 years?
Trust In-place/ Open Lines of Communication
Collectively we have a Powerful Voice
Credibility Go-to Team
Made Great inroads on transportation
A few, clear successes Bound together in
policy messages and advocacy
Clear priorities
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
What MUST we do: 2 years?
Trust Lived up to our potential – Action / Clout / Success
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Session Notes?*
Good Simple and Clear Be flexible; more complexity may be required If read
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Convening Role(s) of the Tampa Bay Partnership and Central Florida Partnership
Logistics
Administrative Support and Tools
Behavioral: Rudder, Opportunistic
, Anticipates
Opportunities
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Dealing with challenges of protocol thus far?
Effective High value placed on candor Membership will remain a question because of
concerns and interest in partnering with public sector
Starting to anticipate questions from public, stakeholders, etc.
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Have to see the results first Not sure if there will be an answer in this – Need clear
strategy or vision first May be wrong place to start “Alignment and agreement are 2 different things” May help in understanding how to use information to take
action Perhaps this will help us set priorities In the spirit of putting everything on the “table” - Good
Transportation comparison assignment from Meeting #2 – Counsel?
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
100% yes (“I hope so” – “I think so” – “We have to”)
Want to hear about the Central Florida commuter rail tactical plan on September 15?
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Transparency is vital and this is a good behavior A few draft guidelines from individual
interviewees: Author has the final “say” on posting (allows for
breaking news/context/speculation) Post WITH CONTEXT
Posting documents and work product in “plan view” – Counsel?
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Resources on web? Organized properly?
About 50% have reviewed the “file cabinet” General organization is good Keep it flexible – Be sure aging documents do
not conflict with primary documents and messages
One interviewee cautions about links and overlaps on sites
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
A word or two about Polk
SRST is a catalyst for discussion and action Patience, patience Strong interest in finding both the process and
the “voice”
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008
Successes thus far:
Candor – Patience – Focus on Trust as Shared Value – Convening Despite Concerns about the Right Members
Vision for Clout, Voice, Action, and Identity
“Ten years from now we’ll see this as the most
important step in the history of the Super
Region.”
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Super Regional Strategy Team: CONVERSATIONS Patience Vs. Results
Fantasy of Flight | Polk County | September 15, 2008